Staff Directory

Darryl Nelson

General
Manager

Sales Department

Heather HeadleyGeneral Sales
Manager

Heather has been a member of our team
since 2008, but in
the car business for over 20 years. She studied at Royal Roads
University and the Canadian Automotive Institute, and brings a high
level of professionalism to Pacific Honda. She does her job
with finesse and precision and plays an important role in the success of
the Sales and Finance Departments.

Languages: English and
French.

Justin
Acheson

Sales
Manager

Originally from Montreal, Justin has been with
Pacific Honda in various capacities for over 22 years. He has been the
Used Car Manager since May 2006. Having become the number 1
used car source in North Vancouver and amongst the top 3 providers of
used cars among Honda dealers, Justin is glad to call thousands of
people happy Pacific Honda customers. Justin is an avid
backpacker, having hiked on Nootka Island and the West Coast
trail.

Languages: Fluent French, Spanish and conversational
Japanese.

Derek Hui Sales
Manager

Derek has been with Pacific Honda since 1994. Derek enjoys
the multi-faceted and fast paced environment that the car business has
to offer and with his vast knowledge of both Honda and non-Honda
automobiles he offers a level of comfort to clients.

Languages: English and Cantonese.

Philip ChrinkoSales
Manager

Phil started with Pacific Honda in 2010 as a Product Advisor, and after that - worked in the Financial Services Department for many years before joining the Sales Management team. He grew up on the Sunshine Coast and holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Victoria in Psychology and Business. He enjoys the constantly evolving environment and the many opportunities to meet new people that the automotive industry provides. His number one priority is to provide a great customer experience, so don't hesitate to contact him with any feedback for himself or his team!

Morad JahanshahiLease
Manager

Morad has been at Pacific Honda since 2001 and
enjoys serving our customers in any of the three languages that he
speaks. He has been a North Shore resident since 1983 and proud to serve
the needs of our customers from the entire lower
mainland.

Languages: English, French and
Farsi.

Doug BuchananFleet
Manager

Doug
has been a part of the Pacific Honda team since 1996. He has extensive
experience in the car industry and excellent Honda
knowledge.

Darko
MihajlovicDelivery
Manager

Darko has
worked as a Mechanical Engineer in the Aviation industry and is an active
skydiver. He started working at Pacific Honda as a Delivery Coordinator in
2008, and became the Delivery Manager a year and a half later. He enjoys
working in a fast-paced environment where he can think fast on his feet and
multitask. The Delivery Manager position is delicate and difficult and Darko
has proven that he is up for the challenge.

Languages:
Serbian and English

Farid GhaneiProduct
Advisor

Farid has been a long time North
Shore resident and he enjoys working in a fast paced environment. Farid
has years of sales experience working as a home theater consultant at
Future Shop in West Vancouver. He is also enrolled in bachelors degree
in Political Science at Capilano University. Farid has great knowledge
about pre-owned vehicles or Honda products and will match you with the
perfect vehicle.

Languages: English &
Farsi

Mikail
HosseiniProduct
Advisor

Mikail is a long-time North Shore
resident with strong ties to the Iranian community. He has been
providing top-notch customer service to his clients since the day he
started his career in professional sales in 1999 at the Sony Store in
West Vancouver. A true believer in the quality of the Honda brand,
Mikail demonstrates a high level of product knowledge that he shares
with all his clients.

Languages: English &
Farsi

Jin KimProduct
Advisor

In 2005
Jin arrived in Canada to complete his university education with a degree in
Human Rights & Philosophy. In 2013 Jin came to Pacific Honda to look for a
new vehicle and drove off with a new Civic. He was so impressed with the
company, the service & the vehicle itself, he decided to join Pacific Honda
as a product advisor. Within a short period of time, Jin joined the elite group
of top advisors and has maintained that status since. We consistently receive
accolades from Jin's clients. They say "He listens and selects the most
appropriate vehicle to suit their needs."

Languages: Korean and English.

Thomas
KnudsenProduct Advisor

Thomas has been a part of the sales team since 2009. He has
many years of sales experience as well as extensive product
knowledge.

Leonard EugenioProduct
Advisor

Leonard graduated with a nursing degree in the Philippines before moving to Canada in 2011. As a Pacific Honda family member, he enjoys helping customers find a vehicle that fit their needs and wants. He is very knowledgeable about the value of Honda brand and our models. On his spare time, he likes fixing up cars.

Languages: English & Filipino

Peter
WoodhouseProduct
Advisor

Peter
has been in the car business for over 17 years. He is fairly new to the West
Coast having moved here in 2008. He is a retired ski racer and a
self-proclaimed car junkie. Peter truly believes in Hondas and works at
building solid relationships with customers.

Babak MousaviProduct
Advisor

After
graduating with a degree in IT, Babak realized he was missing personal contact
with people so he accepted an offer in retail clothing. After 6 years of sales,
a client offered Babak a job in the motor vehicle industry and as a car lover,
he jumped at the opportunity. Being a fan of Honda, Babak applied at Pacific
Honda, and in 4 months he achieved Salesperson of the month once and 2nd place
twice. Babak's product knowledge is exceptional, he is very easy going and
extremely patient.

Languages:
English and Farsi.

William (Wei) ZhangProduct
Advisor

William
graduated UBC with a Masters of Business Administration degree. He worked for
Alcatel-Lucent Telecommunications for 10 years in the Sales and Business
Development department. Having recently moved to North Vancouver to be with his
family coupled with a passion for cars, William is excited to begin his new
career at Pacific Honda.

Languages: Mandarin and English

Paul DawsonProduct Advisor

Tadz Brown Product Advisor

Peter Thoma
Product Advisor

Peter was
born and raised in West Vancouver, but moved to Calgary in 2010 where he
started his career in automotive sales with Calgary Honda. He achieved the
Honda Canada Council of Sales and Leadership award in 2011 and 2012 along with
Salesmen of the Year during those two years as well. Before moving back to the
North Shore and becoming part of the Pacific Honda family, Peter has worked
with BMW and Toyota. Peter has a big love for heights and its stunning views.
If you don't find Peter at work, he is out and about hiking, skiing, going on water
adventures or roadtrips.

Brendan RozarioProduct
Advisor

Kim BullerProduct Advisor

Finance
Department

Danika JimenezFinance Manager

Danika is a graduate of BCIT's School of Business, where she specialized in Professional Sales. Danika's clients continually comment on how enjoyable their purchase experience is with her no-pressure approach and wealth of product knowledge she shares.

Naazneen EsmaeliFinance Manager

Alex
Kitchen
Finance Manager

Alex is new to the
car industry but has extensive sales experience.
After a very successful career with Bell Canada as one of their Top
Performers in Canada (Top 10 nationally), he was very happy to join
Pacific Honda. He has a keen interest in the automobile industry, and
his strong product knowledge ensures that his client's needs are
exceeded. It is this focus on his customers wants, and his excellent
listening skills that has repetitively had his client's refer him to
family and friends.
He played soccer for 14
years competitively; and also
volleyball.
He enjoys the west coast lifestyle and the many excellent restaurants in
Vancouver. His sense of humour will have you smiling, and enjoying
your new or used vehicle purchase from Pacific Honda.

Service
Department

Gerson CernaService
Operations Manager

In 1999 Gerson Cerna was hired as
a general lot attendant. His love for mechanics inspired to take technician course.
In a short time Gerson earned his apprenticeship certificate which he served at
Pacific Honda.

Within a few years, he graduated with a
Mechanical Technicians Licence. For the past few years, Gerson was our shop
foreman and in 2014 promoted to Service Operations Manager. Gerson is one of
many who started their career with Pacific Honda and we look forward to his
continuance.

David KantymirService
Manager

Dave has been working in Honda
dealerships since 1980. He started as a lot attendant and has progressed
through to Service Technician, Service Advisor, Assistant Manager and Service
Manager. Dave joined Pacific Honda in 1996. He is extremely knowledgeable and
has a great passion for the Honda brand. Dave is dedicated to satisfying the
service needs of the customer and is interested in all aspects of the auto
industry.

Amy BakerService
Advisor

Amy started working at Pacific
Honda in 2013 as an Appointment Coordinator. With over 15 years of Customer
Service behind her, she was able to easily transition to her current position
of Service Advisor. She enjoys helping customers, and strides to make
every visit a great one. Amy has shown she is up to the challenged working in
the fast paced Service Drive. In her spare time, Amy enjoys spending time with
her family, and relaxing with a good cup of coffee. She is also a proud Civic
owner.

Tommy ZhangService
Advisor

Tommy
came to Pacific Honda in 2014 from the aerospace industry. He enjoys working on
his vintage cars and the busy happy life of a service advisor.

Dan PollardService
Advisor

Dan has
been working in the automotive industry for the last 8 years since finishing
university in Plymouth. He began working in fleet logistics in the UK
for the VWG group then Jaguar Land Rover. Dan arrived in Canada in 2012 and has
worked for Pacific Honda since then, He began as an appointment coordinator and
quickly moved into the service advisor role in June 2013. Dan takes pride
exceeding his customer expectations.

Jason JusonService
Advisor

Kurt HayService Advisor

Kurt started working as a lot attendant at his mother's car dealership in 1957. He retired from a major Canadian manufacture after working in the service shop, sales, service and finance departments. Kurt came to Pacific Honda in 2002 and has built a loyal following among our long term customers.

Elliott AbearService
Advisor

Elliott is
a Hobbyist Mechanic who loves to race and work on Hondas whenever he has spare
time. He has owned every model of a Civic made from 1988-2000, about 25 models
total in his lifetime so far. Before working with Pacific Honda, he worked in
automotive restoration and drove trucks. Elliott grew up and currently lives on
the North Shore with his two guinea pigs, Gearbox and Pancake, that he loves
very much.

Aly StegeService Advisor

Lisa GottloeberAppointment
Coordinator

Ashley DavidsonAppointment
Coordinator

Kent ZengService
Technician

Manuel TorresService
Technician

Nick GregoryService
Technician

Thanh
NgoService
Technician

Denmark
MunosService
Technician

Eddie ChuService Technician

Federico LunaService
Technician

Jeet GhumanService
Technician

Jerick
GeronimoService
Technician

Abel
HufandaService Technician

Alireza
AshariounService
Technician

Allan SchroederService
Technician

Dan BucklerService Technician

Binh TrinhService
Technician

Arthur LeeService
Technician

Joseph SorianoLube Technician

Parts Department

Neil
GreenwoodParts
Manager

Neil has been in the car business since 1984 and a part
of Pacific Honda since 1991. Over the years Neil has built a strong customer
base as well as wholesale clientele. He enjoys the constant growth
and evolution of the car industry and the challenges put forth on a daily
basis.

Sia HalaviParts
Advisor

Sia has been in the automotive business since 2007 and with
Pacific Honda starting in 2013. Sia enjoys the Parts Department's fast
pace and challenges. Personal down time is walking his four legged best
friend Cato.

Steve
HorvathParts
Advisor

Steve has been in
the automotive industry for 30 years with 12 years of exclusive Honda
experience. He is a former touring musician and still performs at local
venues.

Foster LoueyParts Advisor

Foster has been in the automotive industry at North Shore area since 2005. He is also fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.